Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720
Book description
This is an original, accessible, and comprehensive survey of life as it was experienced by most Englishwomen during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The authors examine virtually all aspects of women's lives: female life-stages from birth to death; the separate culture of women, including female friendship and feminist consciousness; the…
Why read it?
1 author picked Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If you’re looking for a balanced and warm-hearted ‘cradle to grave’ survey of women’s lives in the past, I think this is the best.
The authors describe the experiences shared by all women, and explain the huge gulf in other areas of life between the worlds of rich and poor. As well as the obvious themes of childhood, courtship, marriage, parenting, and old age, they explore women’s work (both paid and unpaid), their friendships and cultural lives, and their involvement with politics and religion.
And I love the fifty well-chosen illustrations that bring each of these topics to life.
From Bernard's list on women in early modern England.
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